Gracie Gold and 2018 Olympians Clash with Reporter Who Claims Figure Skating Is 'Not a Sport'

[jenniferlyon]

http://people.com/sports/winter-olympics-2018-figure-skaters-clash-reporter/

Trouble started for Fox-4 Dallas’ weekend sports anchor and reporter Edward Egros on Friday, when he responded to a fan on Twitter who had said, “Look, if you need to pick a song as part of your sport, I’m not going to respect your sport. I respect your art.”

“THANK YOU!” Egros wrote. “I have the utmost respect for figure skaters, only a few people in the universe can do it and they deserve my praise. But it’s not a sport.”

 

[Yazmeen]

You go, Vincent, Chris, and Gracie!! And especially loved that Gracie threw the definition of sport in his face.

 

[DaveT]

Gracie is a BOSS.

 

[Karina1974]

That idiot (Ergos) doesn't get it.

 

[zigzig]

What an idiot. Too bad there isn't a way to virtually egg someone's Twitter.

 

[edwina]

He should go for a few FS lessons, he might understand why it IS possible to fairly objectively say one jump was executed better than another, not just a matter of taste- besides they do grade eg ski jumping and snowboarding based on style as well, and athletes opinion sometimes differ from the referees', and they are sports..

 

[sk9tingfan]

He is most probably one of those sportscasters who would deem hot dog eating contests and poker as competitive sports. Thank you ESPN....not

 

[muffinplus]

Right, and he isn't a journalist

It is a sport *and* an art.

 

[Tinami Amori]

i look at it this way. Ergos is a sports caster/reporter. Figure skating is OFFICIALLY a sport. His is hired to report, facts, figures, events, in "sports" that he is assigned to, and NOT give his opinions what he thinks is a "sport" or not. He has a right to his opinion and to express it privately, but NOT while he is on this particular job.

 

[Lanie]

This idiot believes you’re judged on what music you choose! Come on . What a hack.

 

[nickp]

This is 2018 and yet we have sports writers like Edward Egros who believes ice skating is not a sport

 

[VGThuy]

The worst was that the guy who wrote the original tweet Egros was responding to was trying to explain to Courtney Hicks what the rules of figure skating were.

 

[Twizzler]

So, this idiot must not regard women’s gymnastic as a sport either???

 

[sk9tingfan]

So, this idiot must not regard women’s gymnastic as a sport either???

Let's also include slope style, half pipe and other similar sports. Try telling that to Shaun White!

 

[LarrySK8]

Gracie Gold is obsessed with tweeting and social media.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Gracie Gold is obsessed with tweeting and social media.

Sounds like a road back to troubled waters.

 

[Sylvia]

Good for Vincent Zhou! https://www.teenvogue.com/story/olympic-figure-skaters-drag-anchor

Edward [Egros]'s tweet ended up catching the eye of two current Olympic figure skaters in Pyeongchang — and let's just say they weren't thrilled by his casual dismissal of their achievements. "Your job is to be a sports reporter. Figure skating is not a sport to you," 17-year-old Vincent Zhou wrote. "Stick to reporting on 'real sports', do your job, and we'll do ours." <snip>
As for Edward, as of publishing time he hasn't relented on his stance, although he tweeted out a nice enough sentiment to Vincent upon reading his tweet: "I wish you nothing but the best."